ABSTRACT The study examined the social economic effects of tourism development to the people since the end of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Objectives that guided the study included; to examine the benefits of tourism to the people in Musanze district since 1994, to examine the challenges to tourism development in people in Musanze district since the end of the 1994 genocide and to establish strategies through which the social economic life of the people in Musanze district may be improved th...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to know the contribution of cultural tourism towards income generation central Uganda. The researcher used the following objectives of research on his search for relevant information. To assess the different cultural tourist attractions in central Uganda; to identify the categories of tourists or visitors who visit these cultural sites; to assess the income generating capacity of these cultural sites; and finally to assess the contribution of cultural touri...
Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................................................ ii DECLARATION ................................................................................................................. v APPROVAL ....................................................................................................................... vi DEDICATION .............................................................................
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Mt. Elgon National park in eastern Uganda in Mbale district, with the main purpose of investigating the impact of enviromnental degradation on tourism resources. The study aimed at achieving the following objectives To identify the tourism resources at Mt. Elgon National Park. To identify the enviromnentally degraded resources in Mt. Elgon National Park. To find out the impacts of enviromnental degradation in Mt. Elgon National Park Tourism resources....
ABSTRACT The Tourism sector plays a significant role in the development of many economies worldwide. Ideally, the sector has been credited with the creation of millions of jobs to populations globally. Although tourism has experienced continued growth over the years, the nature of employment the sector has generated still remains an issue of discussion. In fact, there has been wide-ranging apprehension that despite this growth, the sector has not availed satisfactory opportunities for the cre...
ABSTRACT Corporate Social Responsibility, otherwise known as CSR, has been defined as the continuing commitment by businesses to contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families, as well as the local community and society. Studies have shown that businesses can no longer ignore communities within their areas of operations otherwise they risk harmonious coexistence. For many companies, managing CSR is no longer seen as an extra cost or...
ABSTRACT Travel and tourism is the largest, fastest growing sector and important part of the world economy today. It is the world's number one employer and in Kenya it represents more than 10% of gross domestic product. Western Kenya is an area of great geographical, agricultural, cultural and natural diversity, offering the tourists just as much, if not more, than many of Kenya’s better known tourist destinations. Despite the attractions and hospitality facilities in the western tourist ci...
ABSTRACT The impact of special events on host communities has been well documented. Relatively few studies have examined the effects of local events on host communities, especially in Ghana. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate residents’ perception of the effects of two local events, precisely Oguaa Fetu Afahye and PANAFEST events in Cape Coast. Primary source of data was employed during the fieldwork, which was undertaken between December, 2017 and January, 2018. Data was gathere...
ABSTRACT The importance of safety and security of tourists at attraction sites is of paramount concern. However, literature which takes into consideration both tourists’ and management’s perspectivesat these sites is underrepresented.With the aid of structured open and close ended questions, a total of 387 local and foreign tourists as well as 13 management were involved in a cross-sectional study of tourists’ safety and security at the Kakum National Park, Ghana. A safety and security ...
Rural Tourism exhorts tourists to spend quality time in a nuanced fashion by engaging them in different ethnic, indigenous and aesthetic practices in rural areas. The stresses generating from urban life and the detachment and distance from natural environment occasionally provoke the urbanites to escape from their monoculture city life. In such case, rural locations seem to be an ideal place to release stress and also provide an opportunity to be re-engaged in a simpler way of life that offer...
The conventional concept of destination development undermined the sustainable issues and its orientation. Later on, the confusion was not the adoption of sustainable development philosophy but its correct implication and application. Alpine State Sikkim is primarily known as an exotic, idyllic, multi-ethnic Indian hill station since 1975 with its distinct biogeographic and socio-cultural characteristics. Being one of the successful and mature alpine Indian States, tourism development in Sikk...
Presently, when the whole world is busy celebrating the technological advancements, accumulated wealth and gains from globalization along with industrialization, poverty continues to stand as a ubiquitous and prevalent predicament in South Asia which is home to a quarter of the world population and nearly one third of the poor people in the world. Albeit, there has been a sizable reduction in the poverty headcount ratio since 1990, about 256 million people remain in absolute poverty in this r...
In recent times, a growing movement has been observed on the involvement of local community for the conservation of heritages with an aim of sustainable use of natural and cultural resources. Social science research on community participation in any kind of development has been conducted in several fields and tourism discipline is also not an exception. Generally, community can engage in tourism business directly through having some control i.e. in planning & management and/or providing servi...
Heritage Tourism has emerged as a catalyst for economic growth thanks to its ability to create alternative jobs, induce developed infrastructures and increase the flow of both domestic and foreign tourists which result in regional as well as national growth. India, a country blessed with remarkable natural and manmade heritages has welcomed this niche form tourism with open arms. However, as a consequence of negligence and lack of proper management skills, the sustainability of these monument...
Responsible tourism is emerging out as a tourism strategy that focuses on the maximization of tourism benefits. It not only emphasizes on the environmental protection but also remembers the tourism stakeholders their socio-economic and environmental responsibilities to a certain place and to its people. In this background, the current paper has tried to access two Community Based Tourism (CBT) initiatives namely (1) Sundarban Jungle Camp, and (2) Tora Eco resort and Life Experience Centre in ...